Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG, by ROSA MULHOLLAND


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First Line: The silent bird is hid in the boughs
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilbert, Lady


The silent bird is hid in the boughs,
The silent bird is hid in the boughs,
The scythe is hid in the corn,
The scythe is hid in the corn,
The lazy oxen wink and drowse,
The lazy oxen wink and drowse,
The grateful sheep are shorn.
The grateful sheep are shorn.
Redder and redder burns the rose,
Redder and redder burns the rose,
The lily was ne'er so pale,
The lily was ne'er so pale,
Stiller and stiller the river flows
Stiller and stiller the river flows
Along the path to the vale.
Along the path to the vale.
A little door is hid in the boughs,

A face is hiding within;

A little door is hid in the boughs,
When birds are silent and oxen drowse,
Why should a maiden spin?
A face is hiding within;
Slower and slower turns the wheel,
When birds are silent and oxen drowse,
The face turns red and pale,
Why should a maiden spin?
Slower and slower turns the wheel,
Brighter and brighter the looks that steal,
Along the path to the vale.
The face turns red and pale,
Brighter and brighter the looks that steal

Along the path to the vale.







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